Blog Posts tagged ‘heat’

Temperatures across Iowa will near record highs Friday, with cooler weather returning late Friday into early Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
Iowans may see temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s on Friday. The highs are forecast to near record-setting temperatures across Iowa, said Kevin Skow, meteorologist at ...

Athletes will face an added challenge this weekend when they take to the course for the Hy-Vee Triathlon and the Hy-Vee IronKids U.S. Championship.
Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s Saturday and the upper-80s Sunday for the races centered at Gray’s Lake Park in Des Moines.
Organizers are stockpiling supplies ...

Classes at Scavo Alternative High School and the McKee Alternative Education Center in Des Moines let students go home early today because of the heat.
The schools will follow the same schedule on Tuesday, with Scavo dismissing students at 1:30 p.m. and McKee ending classes at 12:15 p.m.
High school athletic teams ...

If rain does not fall on the state this weekend, Iowans will see an increase in drought conditions across the state, a National Weather Service meteorologist says.
Only 0.01 percent of Iowa — near Sioux City — is currently experiencing a drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. However, more of Iowa ...

Heat and humidity will remain in Iowa through this weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service in Johnston.
Clouds kept temperatures down in Iowa on Friday, said National Weather Service Meteorologist Rod Donavon. After being forecast to possibly have heat indexes approach 100 degrees, Des Moines saw ...

For the second time this month Des Moines-area water utilities have issued a “peak water alert,” which means customers are asked “to be mindful of their water uses.”
The previous alert was issued July 5, during another long stretch of hot, dry weather. Des Moines Water Works and suburban utilities announced ...

Six-year-old Lauren Whitsitt and her 4-year-old brother Grant Whitsitt came to the scorching Fourth of July parade in Urbandale, gathered a bunch of candy in their plastic grocery bags and retreated to the coolness of their mother’s minivan.
“This is the first time the kids have ever asked to leave,” said ...

It’s going to be hot, again.
Iowa is going to be feeling the heat Wednesday into Thursday as temperatures are expected to get into the high 90s and low 100s, according to the National Weather Service.
Frank Boska, meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said the system that could bring the heat ...

High temperatures are in the forecast for this weekend, and the forecasted Sunday high for Des Moines, if met, would tie a record.
After last night’s severe weather, high temperatures for today are expected in the upper 60s, said Kevin Deitsch, meteorologist with the National Weather Service
“Today, we’re looking relatively dry,” he ...